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1. PHRASE If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour. 而不是…

They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs. 他們提高了價(jià)格，減少了產(chǎn)量，而沒(méi)有削減成本。

2. ADV If you do not do something, but do something else instead, you do the second thing and not the first thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour. 而[ADV with cl]

My husband asked why I couldn't just forget about dieting and eat normally instead. 丈夫問(wèn)我為什么就不能忘掉節(jié)食而正常吃飯。